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Matiére conceives originality
- Over the works of Chiyu.Uemae -
GUTAI art association, the legendary group of avant-garde artists was founded in Kansai after World War II by the guidance of Jiro.Yoshihara. It is a famous episode that Yoshihara who called Mr.Gutai encouraged the young artists to do something which other artist did not do.Also in foreign countries, GUTAI was well known from an early stage.
Chiyu.Uemae is one of the artists who joined the association since it was founded in 1954. Therefore, it was naturally that he should be take part in the favor of the glory. It might have been so in Kansai. However, in Tokyo and other area, the famous artists of GUTAI were Kazuo.Shiraga, Sadamasa.Motonaga, Saburo.Murakami, Shozo.Shimamoto, Akira.Kanayama or Atsuko.Tanaka. In that area, his existence tended to be overlooked.
It might if his work is unfavorably, but his art was not under at all. However, the current of the times chose Shiraga, Motonaga or Murakami than him. Because, they responded to the agitation of Yoshiwara with the unexpected action. On the other hand, Uemae was having a conversation with object and painting silently. In all kind of group, the person must play each role as a movement or quiet, a positive or a shadow or gay or sober, without his intention. People's judgments of an unexpected body expression and an honest search were clear.However, people in Tokyo should learn about Uemae's distinguished services in Japanese art history by this exhibition that exhibits the gem of his masterpiece.
This exhibition exhibits his 1960's painting, 1980's series of stitch and so on. Therefore, people can learn about the transition of his style.The material surface that is the foundation of his work is as important as the variety of development.It is formed with thickly coated oil paints like a Gogh's work, or with the colored natural material like mouth of paint tube or sawdust and so on.He knew the Matiére conceives originality more than anyone. Originality arises from the Matiére which merged the material.
Haruo.Sanda
Chiyu Uemae
1920
Born in Kyoto.
1954
Participated in the formation of the "Gutai art association"
1958
New World of Art Exbition (Takashimaya,Osaka)
Concrete New York Exhibition at Martha Jackson Gallery. (NewYork,America)
1965
Exhibition "Gutai in Paris" at Stadler Gallery in Paris.
1966
Exhibition "Gutaibinaikoteka" in Osaka.
Exhibition "Gutai in Holland" in Holland.
International Contemporary Art Exhibition in Lausanne, Switzland
1970
GUTAI Exhibition at Expo in Osaka.
1971
Exhibition "Hiroshima Renaissance" at Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
1982
Exhibition of Indian-ink drawing at Osaka Contemporary Art Center.
"Legendary Collection of Yamamura" at Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.
1985
Exhibition "Storm of Art -Informel, Gutai, and Copra-" at The National Museum of Art, Osaka.
1990
"Japanses Concrete Group of avant-garde art in 50's" at Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Modern (Rome,Italy).
1992
Chiyu Uemae Self Selection of Stitch Exhibition at ABC Gallery, Osaka.
1996
10 years of Avant-Garde Artists Exhibition at Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo.
1999
Chiyu Uemae Exhibition at Osaka Contemporary Art Center.
Gutai Exhibition in Paris at Musée Le Jeu de Paume, France.
2000
Exhibition "110 Selected Collections of Osaka City" at Osaka Municipal Museum of Modern Art(tentative name), Osaka.
2001
Exhibition of Stitch at The Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami.
Exhibition of Prints 1100 at Madison Square Garden, New York.
"Paper and Contemporary Art of Asia" Exhibition at Fukui Fine Art Museum.
2004
50th Aniversary of GUTAI Exhibition at Hyogo Prefectural Mueum of Art.
2005
Exhibition "Chiyu.Uemae and GUTAI Art Association" at Fukuoka Art Museum.
2006
Exhibition "World of Chiyu.Uemae" at CASO Museum, Osaka.
2007
Exhibition of New Prints at Gallery LADS, Osaka.
Collection of The National Museum of Art, Osaka.
2008
Exhibition "Gutai to Contemporary" at Gallery LADS, Osaka.
Exhibition "GUTAI and after"at DOKA Contemporary Arts, Tokyo.
Exhition of 3 Artists at Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Mie.
Public Collection
Ashiya City Museum of Art & History
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
Osaka Contemporary Art Center
Osaka Municipal Museum of Modern Art(tentative name)
The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Itabashi Art Museum
Niigata Art Museum
Fukuoka Art Museum
Kitakyushu Art Museum
International Print Museum in Machida, Tokyo
Municipal Administration Memorial of Maizuru City
Musée d'art modern et contemporain, Toulouse (France)
Books
The Knife (1976)
The Way of Self Portrait (1985)
Contemporary Art -for me- (1988)
The Way of Isolation(book of paintings) (1995)
Answer to a Certain Person (1998)
Print Works (2000)
Works of Non-Concreteness (2002)
GUTAI and after
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